Racing like it use to be. And no Gophers killed this year, at least on TV.
Mika Hakkinen when it was on display at one of our local Lube shops.
of front down-force and lots of little aerodynamic and technical gremlins.
at the end of the season.
and side impact structure. It also contains it's safety fuel cell. The suspension is an inboard torsion
bar/damper system operated by push-rod and bell crank with a double wishbone arrangement.
built from a cast aluminum alloy with a steel crankshaft. The transmission was built by McLaren and has a longitudinal gearbox with semi-automatic shifting. A clutch is used to start the race or leave the pits and is
not used otherwise. TAG Electronic Systems provides the electronics for the car.
the controls normally found on a dash board but can be used with out having to remove your hands from the steering wheel. TAG also supplies the electronic dash board, radios were provided by Kenwood.
car. The air is manipulated to push the car down with the use of "wings" producing down force, yet still
being able to slip through the air. The air flowing under the car provides suction to hold it down.
Even the exhaust is used as down force.
Now "slicks" or tires without tread are being used but for a short period of time between 1998 and 2008,
regulations required the tires to feature a minimum of four grooves in them. This was in hopes of slowing
the cars down as speeds were becoming too fast for many tracks.
the car to have less drag/more speed on a straightaway, more under-body improvements and energy recovery systems. Millions of dollars are spent every year making these cars the fastest on the planet, like the saying goes "Money equals speed, how fast do you want to go?"